How to set the grub to boot linux installed in directory an not in own partition

nadavvin · 04-06-2011, 08:11 AM

I did it long time with LFS but I don't remember how.

the "root" option of the kernel in grub except only the partition.

How do I set the "root" as a directory in a partition?

thanks
Nadav

John VV · 04-07-2011, 01:37 AM

can you please explain ?

what it is you want to do

is it set a partition as / during fedoras install?
if so that is automatic

nadavvin · 04-07-2011, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

can you please explain ?

what it is you want to do

is it set a partition as / during fedoras install?
if so that is automatic

I install arch to a folder: /home/projects/distro/arch/

How do I boot to it?

John VV · 04-07-2011, 02:01 AM

????????
fedora is under your name
now you say you installed Arch Linux to your home folder??????????

you do not install Arch ( nor any distro ) to your home folder

you repartition and install to a unformatted partition like
sda5 or sdb3 or something like that .

nadavvin · 04-07-2011, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

????????
fedora is under your name
now you say you installed Arch Linux to your home folder??????????

you do not install Arch ( nor any distro ) to your home folder

you repartition and install to a unformatted partition like
sda5 or sdb3 or something like that .

I want to be special! :P

If it possible systems like wuby why this not?

and I think that I remember correctly that I did this some years ago with LFS.